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By Johanna Kaiser, Town Correspondent

Organizers of Boston’s annual EarthFest are preparing increased security for Saturday’s concert in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Radio 92.9, the concert’s organizer, posted on its website that it is “working closely with state law enforcement to ensure a safe environment for all festival attendees” and that new security measure have been put in place.

This year, attendees will not be able to access the daylong concert at the Charles River Esplanade’s Hatch Shell via the Fiedler Footbridge at the corner of Arlington and Beacon streets. Instead, attendees can use the Charles Street Footbridge or Dartmouth Street footbridges. The Fiedler Footbridge will be closed to foot traffic throughout the day.

Parking will not be permitted on Storrow Drive and backpacks and large bags will not be allowed into the festival. All bags will be subject to search.